Andreas Norlén

Per Olof Andreas Norlén ([anˈdrêːas nʊˈɭeːn]; born 6 May 1973) is a Swedish politician and member of the Moderate Party who has served as Speaker of the Riksdag since September 2018. He has been a member of parliament (MP) for Östergötland County since October 2006. Norlén has previously been a member of the Committee on the Constitution, 2014–2018 as chair of the committee.

Andreas Norlén
Norlén in 2024
Speaker of the Riksdag
Incumbent
Assumed office 24 September 2018
Monarch	Carl XVI Gustaf
Preceded by	Urban Ahlin
Member of the Riksdag
Incumbent
Assumed office 2 October 2006
Constituency	Östergötland County
Personal details
Born	Per Olof Andreas Norlén (1973-05-06) 6 May 1973 (age 52) Stockholm, Sweden
Political party	Moderate
Spouse	Helena Kjellström ​ (m. 2013)​
Children	1
Alma mater	Stockholm University (LL.M) Linköping University (JD)

Career

Norlén with Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin in Helsinki, on 16 January 2023

Following the first sitting of the Riksdag since the 2018 Swedish general election on 24 September, Norlén was elected the Speaker of the Riksdag.^[1] After the centre-left Löfven I Cabinet lost a vote of no confidence, Norlén began the task of nominating candidates for Stefan Löfven's successor as Prime Minister, according to the Swedish Instrument of Government. The lengthy work of finding a prime minister that could be tolerated by the Riksdag was concluded on 18 January 2019 when Löfven was appointed for a second term. Norlén was reelected as speaker of the Riksdag on 26 September 2022.^[2]

After the 2022 general elections Norlén presided over the government formations once again. This time he tasked Ulf Kristersson with forming a government.^[3] The government formation that followed is one of the longest in Swedish history second only to the 2018-2019 formation, which also took place under Norléns speakership.^[4] On October 17 the Speaker proposed that Kristersson be appointed Prime Minister and he was approved by the Riksdag.^[5]

Honours

National honours

• Sweden: Swedish Veterans Association (Fredsbaskrarna) Medal of Merit in silver (29 May 2022)^[6]
• Sweden: Recipient of the Golden Jubilee Badge Medal of King Carl XVI Gustaf (15 September 2023)

Foreign honours

• Italy: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (14 January 2019)^[7]
• Germany: Grand Cross 1st class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (7 September 2021)
• Spain: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic (16 November 2021)^[8]
• Finland: Grand Cross of the Order of the White Rose of Finland (17 May 2022)
• Netherlands: Grand Cross of the Order of Orange-Nassau (11 October 2022)
• France: Grand Officer of the Order of the Legion of Honour (30 January 2024)^[9]
• Denmark: Grand Cross of the Order of the Dannebrog (6 May 2024)
• Ukraine: Second Class of the Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise (31 April 2025)^[10]
• Iceland: Grand Cross of the Order of the Falcon (6 May 2025)^[11]

Honorary degrees

• 2025 – Honorary Doctorate, Linköping University^[12]